HARD WIRED

photographs by

ANTONIO ALMENA

ARTIST OPENING RECEPTION:

SATURDAY AUGUST
11,7:00-10:00PM

CONTINUING THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 4,2007

LittleBird
Galleryis please to present Los
Angeles based photographer Antonio Almena .Born in Puerto Rico, raised in Los
Angeles, Almena is influenced by the people he sees on the streets,
skateboarding culture and graphic design. His last series ,stunning black and
white images called “Fanon” where an exploration of potraits based on the
writings of Frantz Fanon. In his new series he turns his camera on a different
subject, landscapes.

Hard
Wired is a further exploration in subjective portraiture. The goal was to allow
the process to define the portrait. From subject matter till the moment the
shutter was activated, Almena wanted allpast habits and training to be as close to nil as possible so as to
allow the moment to influence all his decisions. As he was shooting for the
show, he found that allowing the moments to present themselves was not only
liberating to the creative process, but also the moments that presented
themselves were rich with life and spontaneity.

The portraits presented to you are the culmination of his
willingness to explore new territory and share them with you the viewer. We all
need to be reminded of the quite moments that influence us; a child’s stare, a
loved one’s glance, childhood aspiration’s, and the reminder that the
conversation will have it’s day of completion.